Horse-collar.



Nth- 839,809. PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907.

- R.B.OADY.

HORSE COLLAR.

7 APPLICATION FILED JUNE5. 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1'.

W? I v Afiarney PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907.

R. B. GADY.

' HORSE COLLAR. APPLIOATIOI FILED sums. 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Mheded:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE.

HORSE-COLLAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

Application filed June 5,1905- Serial No. 263.796.

To a, whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, RALPH ELWIN CADY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Auburn, in the county of Cayuga and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to horse-collars formed of a series of pieces ofmetal or other material which are held in desired position relative eachto the other on a frame or band provided for the purpose and so arrangedas to give the horse-collar its desired form and resiliency; and theobject of my improvement is to provide in a portion of the series ofpieces referred to means for holding or re taining the hames usuallycarried thereon in working position and place without interfering withtheir proper resiliency.

The improvement will be more readily understood by referring to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and inwhich Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horsecollar such as has beenreferred to with the improvement shown thereon. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of the improvement detached from the collar and shown formed of asingle piece of material. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the same alsodetached, but formed of two pieces of material. perspective viewsshowing modified forms of the improvement, and Fig. 6 is a longitudinalsection of the improvement with a section of one of the hames in placeand the usual covering thereon.

Similar figures of reference refer to similar parts in the severalviews.

By referring to Fig. 1 it Will be seen I have selected a type ofhorse-collar with my improvement thereon in which strips of metal orother suitable material are turned up at their ends and securelyfastened to aband, the whole when properly spaced and arranged formingthe shape and pattern of the said collar. It should be understood I havese lected this type of horse-oollar on which to show my improvement asbest fitted to illustrate its efliciency and its utility, although itmay not necessarily be confined to it, for it will be evident theimprovement may be used in other styles and types of horse-collars iffound desirable.

In Fig. 1 a collar-band 1 is shown which may be arranged to open at itstop end and Figs. 4and 5 are is made of the general form and shape shown. On it at suitable positions and spaces on the top and bottom endsare secured the strips 2 by suitable rivets 3. It will be seen the saidstrips 2 are secured on the under side of said band 1 near one end,which for convenience may be called the forward end, i

which is upwardly turned, as seen, and provided with a hole 4 forattaching a covering, which latter is shown in section in Fig. 6 at 13.The other or rearward ends of said strips 2, which when the whole isarranged together bear against the neck or shoulders of the horse, areupwardly curved in such manner as to form resilient springs, and thesaid ends are provided with. a hole 5 for fastening the covering of thecollar thereto, as has been mentioned. The object of the said covering,which for obvious reasons is not shown in Fig. 1, is to cover the wholeof the bearing-surface of the collar, thus rendering it smooth and notliable to gall or abrade the skin on the neck and shoulders of thehorse. The several strips carried on the collar-band are arranged with asuitable space between them, and the said covering 13 (see Fig. 6) isprovided with holes 14 over the said spaces which admit of ventilationfor the collar when its several parts are assembled and it is in use.

Between the top and bottom series of strips attached to the collar-band,as has been referred to, is also fastened to said collar-band on eitherside of the collar a series of strips 6, suitably spaced, of unique formand design, which embody the main features of my improvement and which Iwill proceed to describe.

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be observed the said strips 6 are securedon the collar-band in such place and position as to receive and sustainin working place the hames of said collar and also to receive andrelieve such strain and shock of draft or otherwise as may be brought tobear on said hames when the horse wearing the collar is pulling on aload.

The position of the hame on the said strips 6 may be clearly seen inFig. 6 at 12.

It may be explained that the individual members of the series about tobe described may vary somewhat in their extreme length from point topoint in order that they may properly conform to the shape and contourof the horse-collar.

Referring to Fig. 2, a clearer conception of the structure of one of thesaid intermediate strips 6 will be had. The said strip 6, it

will be observed, is turned. or doubled on itself in such a manner as toalford a resilient upward projection or loop 7 between its outer and itsinner end, as shown, the object of which will be presently explained.The inner end 8 of the said strip 6 is upwardly turned and is providedwith a hole 9, by means of which the covering of the collar is fastenedthereto. The outer end of the said strip 6 where it is doubled on itselfis upwardly turned in a curved shape, as shown, so as to affordresilience at this point, which bears against the shoulder of theanimal, and

it also is provided with a hole 10 for securing the covering of thecollar. From the said resilient upward projection or loop 7 the strip iscontinued on to the upper side of the collar-band 1, where a rivet 11 orother suitable fastening passes through it (the collar band) and nearthe opposite end of said strip, and it is thus secured in desiredposition, as plainly seen in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the same arrangement andformation, as well as the fastening, being applied to the individualmembers comprising the intermediate series of strips at either side ofthe horse-collar. In this novel construction it will be observed whenthe said intermediate series of strips is arranged on the collar-band achannel is afforded in which the hame is carried, the resilient upwardprojections or loops 7 affording a rest for the side of the hame, whichis thus assured of resiliency against the said loops 7 in the act ofpulling and is also further assured of a stop on its opposite side orforwardly by the upwardly-turned end of said intermediate strips 6, ashas been described and is shown in Fig. 6. Besides this, resiliency isafforded by the upwardlycurved rearward strips 6 where they bear againstthe shoulders of the animal, which, in conjunction with the resiliencyof the upward projections or loops 7, as already mentioned, reduces theshock in pulling or tugging to its minimum point.

By referring to Fig. 3 it will be observed I show the same structure ofintermediate strips, except that the upper portion of the same is in onepart and the lower portion in another part, the two pieces being rivetedtogether at the outward end, as shown, and provided with a hole forfastening the collarcovering.

It will be evident that there may be vari ous methods and modificationsin the turning of the upper part of the said intermediate strips whichhave been described and two of which are seen in Figs. 4 and 5. In theformer ends of said intermediate modified form the upper portion iscurved upwardly between the outer point and the rest 7 and in the lattera loop is formed at the outer end in the manner shown. Suchmodifications, however, do not practically affect or interfere with themain factors of my invention and 'I have simply shown them that it maybe seen I am aware of the many and varied modifications that may bemade. In Fig. 6 the hame is seen at 12 and the covering for the collaris shown at 13.

I am aware that horse-collars have been made and used having acollar-band with resilient strips fastened thereon; but I am not awarethat said resilient strips turned into a resilient projection or loopfor the hame of the collar to pull against have ever been known or used.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

1. In a horse-collar a strip or strips of resilient metal or othermaterial turned upwardly at one end and adapted to form a hame-stop andbent midwise or near the opposite end over itself and thence turned intoan upwardly-projecting resilient loop adapted to form a ame-rest andsecured to a collar-band practically in the manner and for the purposeherein described and shown.

2. In a horse-collar a strip or strips of resilient metal or othermaterial with one end adapted to form a hame-stop provided with a holeand upwardly bent at the outer end and midwise on itself and thenceturned in an upward loop adapted to form a hame-rest provided with ahole at said outer end and secured to a collar-band substantially in themanner'and for the purpose herein described and shown.

3. In a horse-collar a strip or strips of resilient metal or othermaterial having one end upwardly turned and adapted to form a hame-stopand provided with a hole, and upwardly bent and turned midwise on itselfand provided with a hole and thence continued and bent into an upwardloop adapted to form a hame-rest combined with a collarband and a strior strips of resilient metal or other materia having oneend or endsupwardly turned and provided with a hole and the other end or endsupwardly curved and provided with a hole substantially secured on saidcollar-band in the manner and for the purpose herein shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two subscribinwitnesses.

RALPH ELFVIN CADY.

Witnesses:

HORACE G. OADY, FRANK. R. RATHBUN.

